The common people also knew that the prince had returned to the capital. For a moment, everyone was against the prince. After all, everyone had seen what he had done in the past six months.
"I never thought that Concubine Xi would actually poison the Queen in order to make the Fourth Prince the Crown Prince." Xia shook her head while doing her embroidery: "This actually harmed the Fourth Prince."
Nanny Feng smiled faintly: "Yes." It is difficult to determine the right and wrong in the palace. You can't just look at the surface. This matter is not that simple.
"Fortunately, the prince came back in time." Xia put down her embroidery: "The Queen has three children, and only the prince is left. It would be great if I could see him for the last time." Come to think of it, it's such a pity.
Nanny Feng nodded.
Chen Heng handed the selected embroidery threads to the nanny, and picked out a few of her favorite ones to put in the sister-in-law's small bamboo basket. Although the family had money, the sister-in-law still liked to make some styles by herself, especially after learning embroidery techniques from the nanny, she became more enthusiastic.
"Aheng, you have to remind Ajian not to get involved in these disputes." Xia was very worried that her brother-in-law would be involved in the fight for the throne. The court has been uneasy lately, and every now and then one hears that some important person has fallen from power, which is quite scary.
She had already been involved in the scandal, but Shen Heng didn't want her sister-in-law to worry: "Okay." Then she thought of Lord Lu, whom she met yesterday. How could he be with the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince wanted to kill him before.
On the day of the queen's funeral, people from all over the imperial capital wore white clothes to see her off.
Amidst the cries of many people, they sent her to the imperial mausoleum.
After nightfall, Shen Heng returned to her room. Just as she was about to check the accounts, Da Kui's voice appeared outside the window: "Madam Shen."
Chen Heng opened the window: "Dawei?"
"Madam Shen, Lord Lu asked me to take Madam Shen with me."
Dawei's voice was filled with anxiety, and Shen Heng's heart sank: "What happened?"
"Let's talk on the way. Sorry for the inconvenience." Dawei grabbed Shen Heng's arm and jumped up, his figure disappearing into the night.
Only then did Chen Heng realize that the prince and Xie Jian had quarreled, and Lu Ji'an thought something was going to happen, so he asked Dayu to take her away.
Soon, the two arrived at a royal villa in the south of the city.
After landing, Chen Heng's legs and soles ached. Dawei knew Qinggong, but she didn't, so she could only rely on Dawei's strength. Her legs were strained when she was getting up and down.
After several turns, Dawei avoided the palace servants and led her through a small door into a side hall. As they entered, the mocking voice of Crown Prince Liu Yu came: "Xie Jian, do you know the Crown Prince's character? Do you know that I was responsible for your father's death? Your relative, your elder brother, and I were also indirectly responsible for the murder. Yet you still scheme for me in every way? How ridiculous!"
There was a screen between Shen Heng and them. Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Dawei.
Dawei shook his head at her and said softly, "The Master said that my lady should go out only when necessary."
Xie Jian said coldly: "I want to kill you too, but the country and the people are more important."
"The country, the people, and the people? What do they care about? When they support you, you're a god. When they hate you, you're worse than a maggot. People like this, what do they care about?" Liu Yu sneered. "Xie Jian, have you forgotten how you grew up? Isn't that enough hatred?"
The screen was very thin and the light was on over there. Shen Heng could vaguely see the two people's situation, but could not see their expressions clearly. She knew that Xie Jian must be furious at this moment. Those past events were things he could not bring up.
What happened to Liu Yu? Didn't he make his choice? Was the Queen's death too much of a blow for him, and he's reverted to his old ways?
"Do you want to know why your father died?" Liu Yu said, "Well, I went to Yushan to look for a Zhuyou master for Xiaoliu. On our way back, we rested at the Nanshan Baqi Pavilion. Your father saw that we were thirsty, so he found us a mountain spring and told us about his youngest son. He said his son was very smart and had passed the examination for a Tongsheng at the age of seven. If he hadn't been so young, he might have even passed the Jinshi examination."
Shen Heng didn't expect the prince to tell the truth at this time.
Liu Yu sneered again, "He said his son would be a prime minister in the future, that he would pass the imperial examinations and become a wise minister serving the country and the people. Oh, that paternal pride on his face is really annoying to you, Crown Prince. I, the crown prince, can't even get my father's love, and they're not proud of me, so why should a commoner get it?"
Hearing this, Chen Heng clenched her fists, wishing she could rush out and punch him twice.
"Just then, a merchant couple came by and tried their magic on your father. The prince made up a dream for him."
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